Summer Baseball Fun at Falcons Camp

Summer Baseball Fun at Falcons Camp

Kids ages 7 to 13 came out to Montrose Park last week for the annual Falcons Summer Baseball Camp, hosted by Crescenta Valley High School baseball coach Phil Torres. Helping Torres was his staff as well as current and former players. The camp was held June 15 to June 18 for three hours a day. […]

Lessons Learned, Appreciated with Smileys

Lessons Learned, Appreciated with Smileys

By Brandon HENSLEY A man is never a success until his kids have outpaced him. That’s a saying Jim Smiley, a popular teacher at Crescenta Valley High School, threw out one afternoon inside his classroom perched on the third floor of the aging 2000 building. It was late May, a week before another graduating Falcon […]

Falcon Baseball Back in Quarterfinals

Falcon Baseball Back in Quarterfinals

By Vincent PAGE, intern Buoyed by the pitching of Brian Gadsby and some timely offense, the Crescenta Valley Falcons’ baseball team is back in the CIF Division II quarterfinals for the second straight season. The Falcons (24-5) defeated Trabuco Hills in Orange County on Tuesday 5-1, pushing them to the third round. They’ll play Carter […]

Rosemont Boys and Girls Claim Championships

Rosemont Boys and Girls Claim Championships

The Rosemont Middle School soccer teams are champions for the 2015 season. On May 14, both the boys and girls Spartans defeated the teams from Wilson Middle School in the season finale. The boys won 3-1, giving them an undefeated record of 6-0. The girls won 1-0. Their record closes at 5-0-1. They tied Wilson […]

She Likes to Play Hardball

She Likes to Play Hardball

Amanda Peek was fearless in baseball and softball, and she’s relishing the chance to guide the Falcon softball team in her own way. By Brandon HENSLEY t was a lesson on Falcon Pride Christy Menefee won’t soon forget. Earlier this school year, the new varsity assistant softball coach for Crescenta Valley High School designed some […]

Rosemont Soccer Season Starts

Rosemont Soccer Season Starts

Rosemont Middle School kicked off its soccer season with victories over Roosevelt Middle School on April 9 at Roosevelt. The Spartan boys won 2-1 and the girls won 10-0. The four-team Glendale district league consists of Rosemont, Roosevelt, Toll and Wilson Middle School. Both Rosemont clubs competed at home on Wednesday against Toll where they […]

Falcons Drop First League Game in Soggy Affair

Falcons Drop First League Game in Soggy Affair

By Vincent PAGE, intern The Crescenta Valley High School varsity softball team dropped its first Pacific League game in an 8-6 loss to Burroughs High School on Tuesday. The Lady Falcons fought hard throughout the entire game, but struggled at the plate unable to string together multiple hits in a single inning while Burroughs prospered. […]

Alatraca Blows Away Hoover

Alatraca Blows Away Hoover

By Brandon HENSLEY he hadn’t pitched in two weeks, but it sure didn’t look like it. Crescenta Valley High School softball pitcher Adela Alatraca dominated the Hoover Tornadoes’ lineup as the Falcons opened the Pacific League portion of their season with a 15-0 win at Hoover on Tuesday. Alatraca struck out 11 batters while giving […]

Falcon Lacrosse Makes History, Wins Home Opener

Falcon Lacrosse Makes History, Wins Home Opener

By Brandon HENSLEY An historic day for Crescenta Valley High School was turning into kind of a bummer. The Westridge Lady Tigers’ lacrosse team took it to the Falcons defense, slipping four goals past goalie Sabrina White in the opening minutes at Rosemont Middle School on March 12. The Falcons looked lost, uneven and uninspired. […]

Glendale Grads Honored at Gala

Glendale Grads Honored at Gala

  Cowboys and cowgirls donned their finest western wear Friday night for the annual fundraiser benefitting the Glendale Education Foundation. Guests at this year’s Denim and Diamonds gala, held at the L.A. Equestrian Center, enjoyed an evening of live country music, line dancing, delicious food and the chance to win one of two diamonds in […]